First of all let's talk about diaries. "Diaries" are now being posted at the rate of about one every 40 seconds.
The bulk of these lately are composed of a single bit of copied text and maybe one or two sentences of original content. That's not a diary, it's a comment that belongs in an open thread or comment thread of an actual diary related to your topic. Please consider that when you post a diary you are taking up space on the front page and sending another diary down the memory hole.
From the FAQ: Writing Diaries
Diaries should be substantive. A good guideline is that if you don't have at least three solid paragraphs to write about your subject, you should probably post a comment in an open thread, or in a recent diary or front-page post that covers a topic relevant to what you wish to write about.
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It's been pretty ugly here as of late.
I have a solution to Ending the candidate wars:
It's pretty simple. Just acknowledge reality. Remember that? The reality based community?
Just pick any one of the countless low down lousy things camp Clinton has pulled recently and say
"You're right, that was pretty shitty, now can we get back to the issues?" Most people understand it wasn't "you" who pulled the low down crappy stunt and will be willing to carry on that conversation.
Denying, lying, and dissembling isn't reality based, and educated coffee drinkers don't appreciate those tactics.
Posting outright lies will also draw peoples ire. Here is a great example I found recently that somebody posted about Obama:
And that is where Obama shows his lack of experience. He has made this election about dividing people instead of bringing people together, by what he says. He has divided us by age and color and last, income.
I just don't even know how to respond to that one. It borders on delusional.
Next. If you are going to post photos of your candidate, be an equal opportunity photo journalist. Say you post a picture of Hilly reading the results of the Iowa vote.
Or perhaps one of Hillary firing Patti Solis Doyle
Or Even one of the two "qualified, experienced, threshold" candidates together.
Then you should also post one of Obama, say enjoying his victory in Texas.
(I looked but couldn't find any great pics, so I posted this rather unattractive Obama girl instead)
That should solve a great deal of the animosity currently affecting the Big Orange.
Next. Do we really need ten GBCW diaries a day? Maybe we could get together and work out a daily series type thing say noon til 2:00 eastern time and call it GBCW Open Thread. I'm sure our resident full time writer could put on a fresh set of Jammy's and host that for us.
Next. Pooties.
I don't care if you're a pootie person or not. Posting too many pootie pictures help the tewwowists win.
Last. Know your demographics. If you are trying to reach one of those "low information voters"
Post things that appeal to them like maybe pictures of your new bass boat to lure them in.
I hope this helps.